Clos du Marquis Saint-Julien Red Bordeaux Blend

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The last glass was the best. Enjoy now and for next 12 months.

Celebration wine, we bought a home!

Yummy graphite pencils

2001. Full body, nice cassis showing, ground leaves. Nicely paired with Christmas brisket.

Fruit and spice aromas with a classic palate--m+ but fine tannins, plenty of acid, m+ body, and flavors of dried cherries, red currants, blueberries, cedar, truffle, and violets, with hints of savory spice and some faint roasted green bell peppers. Aromatically open, there's also plenty of volatility here, and the overall impression is solid but rustic. Was great drinking now--with more time, curious if more tertiary flavor will develop without drying out the fruit too much.

Wonderful claret. Tons of savor with still present dark fruit.

We got badly ripped off on the markup, but whatever. Still decent.

Nice body complete start to finish, might be lost on me!

Pencil shavings, pen ink, plum, delicious.